merlot: applications fifth annual merlot international conference nashville, tennessee july 26, 2005
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MERLOT:MERLOT:ApplicationsApplications
Fifth Annual MERLOT International Conference
Nashville, TennesseeJuly 26, 2005
Martin ZahnAssociate Professor of Biology—Thomas Nelson Community College
James Bidlack Professor of Biology—University of Central Oklahoma
Why Use Technology At All??
EVERYONE uses technology—of some kind
When it will meet some objectives better than less technological methods.
When it will provide access for students who would not otherwise have access.
NEEDS TO BE A REASON
Possible Uses
In-Class Supplements Out-of-Class Assignments Laboratory Activities Enrichment/Reference Web-Based Courses
Simulation
Usually Java applets or downloadable programs Population Growth Population Growth and Density D
ependence Predator/Prey Systems Woods
Specific Topic
Succession Nitrogen Cycle
Multiuse Sites
Have a variety of possible uses
Guided exercise—requires detailed assignment guidelines
Exploratory exercise for lab or as supplement to lecture—open ended investigation
Examples Water On the Web Konza—Prairie in Study Eyes On the Bay Great Lakes Information Network Seabird and Forage Fish Research in Ala
ska Phytopia The Stream Study
Sample assignment for Water On the Web site
Assignment
How To Use
Need assignments provided with MERLOT sites
Workshops for colleagues focusing on how to
integrate materials into courses
To Encourage Use
• DNA Structure (Frieda Reichsman, University of Massachusetts)
• Mitosis (Jim Brody Lab, University of California at Irvine)
• ATP Synthesis in Mitochondria, Part 1 and Part 2 (Thomas Terry, University of Connecticut)
• Light Reactions of Photosynthesis (Microbiology Department, Cornell University)
• Virtual Plant Simulations: Cotton Fruit Development, Cotton Phylotactics, Cotton Shoot/Root, Bean/Weed Competition (Jim Hanan, CSIRO Australia)
• Plant Biotechnology: Making Pizza (Rodney Geisert, Oklahoma State University)
MERLOT Learning MERLOT Learning ObjectsObjects
How Do You Find These Resources?
MERLOTMERLOTwww.merlot.org
Eisenhower National Clearing House for Mathematics and Science Education
www.enc.org
Our Thanks To
•MERLOTMERLOT
•Virginia Community College System (VCCS)
•Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE)
